A Guide to the Richard Ames Music Collection,
1964-1970

The collection
documents Richard and Steve Ames' work as managers and producers of several
1960's bands, such as The Moving Sidewalks and Neil Ford and the Fanatics.
Contains promotional materials, contracts, correspondence, photographs, press
clippings, and notes.

Richard Ames was the producer and manager for several bands in the
mid-1960’s, including The Moving Sidewalks and Neal Ford and the Fanatics. He
co-owned Houston-based Tantara Records with his younger brother, Steve
Ames.

Promotional materials, contracts, correspondence, photographs,
magazine articles, newspaper clippings, and notes document Richard and Steve
Ames’ work managing and promoting The Moving Sidewalks and Neal Ford and the
Fanatics, as well as The Outsiders and The Magic Ring. The collection’s print
media articles and fan club booklets provide detailed background information
about the bands. Steve Ames created most of the notes, drawings, and designs in
the collection, and his calendars for 1965-1968 include notes on concerts,
recordings, and band-related developments. The Ames brothers’ correspondence
relates primarily to contracts and promotions. The color poster of Neal Ford
and the Fanatics was the cover image of their 1968 self-entitled album.